ENo, 1-3/2012-BE-4 Government of India Ministry of Human Resource Development Department of School Education & Literacy EE-4 Section New Delhi, dated the soles 2017. To Chairman, National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), ‘4-24-25, Institutional Area, Sector-62, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh. Subject: Extension of OBE programme (6 to 14 years age group) beyond March, 2017. Sir, Please refer to your letter No, F.-27-10/2016/SSS/OBE/89 dated 28.12.2016 on the subject cited above. 2, Ithas been decided to extend the continuance of the OBE programme for another three years ie. up to 31st March, 2020 subject to NIOS showing regular progress on mainstreaming children as per Section 4 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, 3. Thisis sues with the approval of Minister of Human Resource Development. Yours faithfully, Director, ‘Tel: 011-23387211